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STUDNITZKY - KY!

live recorded at Meistersaal Berlin in Dec 2024 - release on 21 Nov 2025 on XJAZZ! Music


STUDNITZKY

 

Recognized as one of Germany’s most versatile musicians, he is the only artist in the country to have received both an ECHO Jazz and an OPUS Klassik award, highlighting his exceptional artistry and multi-instrumental mastery across genres.Studnitzky bridges genres and cultures as the founder of the XJAZZ! Festival and XJAZZ! Music, key platforms for innovative musical collaborations.This project represents the culmination of STUDNITZKY’s years of innovation as a composer and performer, merging neoclassical, jazz, and cinematic elements into a singular artistic vision. It captures not only the music but the essence of a collaborative process that brings together exceptional talent and shared humanity.

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KY! – More Than an Album


KY! is more than an album – it is vision and risk in sound. Monumental landscapes meet fragile, human moments, all captured live at Berlin’s legendary Meistersaal: one room, one take, no overdubs. This bold approach, with audience, orchestra and band together, created a recording of raw energy and authenticity.
 


 THE ORCHESTRA


With the Chamber Orchestra of the Philharmonic Odesa (Ukraine), conducted by maestro Volodymyr Dykyi, Studnitzky continues a deep collaboration within his MEMENTO ODESA project.

In 2023 they recorded together in Odesa, and in 2024/2025 they performed 30 concerts in Germany and Ukraine – raising more than €60,000 for support projects.

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 THE MUSIC

 

The album merges jazz, classical music and electronic textures into epic soundscapes. Monumental sonic landscapes meet fragile, human moments, all captured live. It is both a celebration of beauty and a reminder of vulnerability.At the same time, it remains intimate and personal, reflecting the spontaneity of the live recording process.


THE BAND

 

For this album, Studnitzky brought together his dream band. Tim Sarhan lays down a dark, minimalist groove, while Bodek Jahnke weaves intricate rhythms on top. With bassist Paul Kleber, Studnitzky shares 25 years of near-telepathic interplay. Claudio Puntin bends the clarinet into futuristic soundscapes, and Finnish guitarist Arto Mäkelä adds a sharp, unmistakable edge to the mix.

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RECORDING

 

Thirty musicians, more than a hundred microphones, and a hall full of history: the Meistersaal itself became an instrument. Every note, every resonance, every silence was shaped by its unique acoustics, adding depth and warmth to the music.A project of this scale could only work with absolute trust in the team. Head technician Arne Schumann and engineer Lukas Kowalski created an atmosphere so natural and effortless that the musicians never felt like they were in a recording session. Instead, it felt like a live performance unfolding in real time.

 
ALBUM "KY!"

 
VIDEOS

From our recordingsession in Odesa in 2023 and our concerts in Ukraine & Germany in 2024/2025 

Studnitzky - KY! "EUPHORIA" (Behind the scenes)
01:40
STUDNITZKY - KY! - "Euphoria"
06:00
STUDNITZKY - KY! - "Amaya“
05:41
STUDNITZKY - KY! - "I Thought I'ts Too Late"
06:36
The making off KY!
00:41

 
GALLERY

From our concerts in Ukraine & Germany in 2024/2025 

 
CREDITS
 

 
Music by STUDNITZKY 

SEBASTIAN STUDNITZKY – trumpet, piano, vocals 
CLAUDIO PUNTIN – woodwinds, electronics, glockenspiel 
ARTO MÄKELÄ – guitars 
ANDRII POKAZ – additional piano 
PAUL KLEBER – bass 
BODEK JANKE – percussion 
TIM SARHAN – drums 

Chamber Orchestra of the Odesa Philharmonic 
Conducted by Volodymyr Dykyi

Recorded at Meistersaal Berlin
Recorded December 2024 at Meistersaal, Berlin / Emil Berliner Studios  
By Arne Schumann & Lukas Kowalski  
Monitor Mix – Michael Kümper  
Mixed by Arne Schumann at Schumann&Bach  
Mastered at Calyx, Berlin by Arnold Kasar  

Photography by Sebastian Studnitzky, Joanna Janke, Kay Strasser  
Artwork by Sebastian Studnitzky  

Special thanks to all the wonderful musicians, and to  Anastasiia Pokaz, Kristina Patzelt, Oleksiy Gogokhiia,  Hannes Fröhlich, Friedrich Gatz,  
XJAZZ! Music – Anna Margolina & Paul Kleber  
& my amazing son Leo!

release 21 Nov 2025 on XJAZZ! Music
℗ 2025 XJAZZ Music GbR, © 2025 Studnitzky · LC 28353 · Cat. No.: XJM25015

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